Kathryn Braund is a native of Redwood City, California and was brought up in San Francisco. Following an early career in the theaterstage, radio and vaudevilleshe married. After raising her two sons, Patrick and Gary, she worked in advertising and public relations. She eventually became a writer and editor of technical publications for aerospace companies. When her sons were almost grown, she began writing professionally about the animals she has always loveddogs. Her previous books are The Uncommon Dog Breeds (Arco, 1975), Dog Obedience Training Manual, Volume I and Dog Obedience Training Man...